We’ve spent quite a few weeks with OPPO Find X5 and OPPO Find X5 Pro. Following on from our highly positive OPPO Find X5 Pro review, we decided to re-review the device based on how the device settled into longer term use.
In our initial review, we had ample praise for the form factor, were excited about the cutting-edge chipset and blown away by the charging speed.
Hardware Elegance
There is a certain ‘wow’ factor to our ‘Glaze Black’ review model OPPO Find X5 Pro, in both visual and tactile quality. Even after quite a few weeks, the novel use of reflection in its bold yet minimal design still catches our eye.
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Similarly, the feel of the device still impresses. It’s solid and tightly built in a slim form factor. With that smooth curve rising out of the ceramic rear, OPPO Find X5 Pro still offers tactile interest beyond its supreme build quality.
Continuous Display
The LTPO AMOLED display with its billion colours and variable framerate up to 120Hz still astounds, especially after time on other screens.
The exceptionally smooth colour gradients, deep contrast and, when chosen, pleasant natural tone looks amazing and stands out from practically anything else around.
By default, the display is vivid and shows off the vibrancy of the 6.7″ display. Using ‘Natural’ mode brings out the smooth colour transitions and presents accurate, life-like colour.
The Promise
80W charging with the full SuperVooc 2.0 experience in the box was a massive hook for us in our OPPO Find X5 Pro review, as was the 50W wireless charging capability.
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After some time using the device with the included 80W wired charger, SuperVOOC 2.0 has proven its worth. Knowing the device can be blitzed from 0-50% in 12 or so minutes leaves a large margin for error when leaving the house.
The sight of a low battery can be remedied in the time it takes a shower. The few minutes you spend faffing about waiting to leave your house will give you a half-day’s use.
Such minimal downtimes are liberating and I spend much less time worrying about how battery I have left knowing how little interruption or delay charging will cost.
Graceful Operator
It’s slick and seamless 99.9% of the time and generally navigates, transitions and fetches with a grace befitting a flagship.
OPPO Find X5 Pro’s raw power is never really tested – apps run uniformly well across the resource demand spectrum.
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Demanding 3D games are delightfully fluid and responsive, something you get used to and will notice when going back to another, lesser chipset.
After some time with a competent premium device, the inherent smoothness and responsiveness is taken for granted. Any hiccups are far more likely to be noticed.
OPPO Find X5 Pro has had a few issues over the longer term. The device has closed apps when hitting back a few times, browser pages have stalled. Issues like these are a fortnightly occurrence at most but worth mentioning.
Patches and updates will smooth off any rough edges over time, and other similarly new chipset-skin marriages suffer the same infrequent problems.
Camera Growth
Over time, the ‘instant’ or from-the-pocket performance of OPPO Find X5 Pro’s triple lens system has impressed more and more. With weeks of consistently excellent shots across various lighting and contrasts, the Find X5 Pro camera AI deserves praise.
At times, we took for granted that the image would be perfect first time with subsequent captures to capture another expression or simply out of habit.
The rare failures included a little too much definition between the background bokeh and the object of the portrait, or a shade too dark.
We also came to notice the default Hasselblad tuning gives a slightly cold hue to images and little less saturation. It adds a faint artistic quality to images of nature or her offspring.
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People, mountains, trees etc. look consistently excellent on OPPO Find X5 Pro’s default setting.
Image Sidebar
In terms of camera extras, the night strengths of OPPO Find X5 Pro haven’t failed to impress over the longer term. The MariSilicon AI is happy to extract the main details hidden in the darkness and bring them to light so to speak. The AI decides how long to expose the scene and usually gets it right first time.
The result is usually an image that looks like it was simply shot in much brighter conditions rather than specifically in ‘night mode’.
This quality only goes so dark though and on moonless nights, Find X5 Pro sometimes doesn’t pick up much. Longer exposures, a steady hand and some ‘Pro’ mode experience will go a long way to some wonderful nocturnal shot though.
The maximum 2x optical zoom remains a disappointment but is offset by a generally excellent hybrid zoom up to 5x.
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The device offers digital zoom up to 20x, managing to create images of social media quality up to around 10x. After this, the AI progressively fills in (or smooths out) details and sharpens edges giving them an slightly artificial quality.
Video Comfort
The strengths of Find X5 Pro’s stills capture largely manifest themselves in its video capabilities. Colour gradients, accuracy and love of natural tones specifically. Video seemingly is not Hasselblad-tuned by default and begins with a neutral balance.
4K video performance is excellent across the three lenses though differences in colour and dynamic range can be seen while zooming smoothly.
High-action motion shots, panning, zoomed-in clips and walking all are aided by superb image stabilisation.
Specifications
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen. 1 |
| RAM: | 12GB (up to 19GB by partitioning SSD storage) |
| Storage: | 256GB (reviewed) |
| Display: | 6.7-inch, WQHD+ (3,216 x 1,440), AMOLED LTPO, 120Hz refresh rate |
| Camera: | – 50MP IMX766, 5-Axis OIS, 1/1.56″ 1.0um, f/1.7, FOV 80°, 25mm Equivalent focal length – 50MP IMX766, 1/1.56″ 1.0um, f/2.2, FOV 110°, 15mm Equivalent focal length – 13MP S5K3M5, 1/3.4″, f/2.4, 52mm Equivalent focal length, telephoto – 2x |
| Selfie Cam: | 32MP IMX709 RGBW, 1/2.74″, 0.8um, f/2.4, FOV 90°, 21mm Equivalent focal length |
| OS: | Android 12, Colour OS 12.1 |
| Battery: | 5,000mAh |
| Charging: | Wired – 80W SuperVOOC– 50% charge in 12 minutes Wireless – 50W AirVOOC– 100% charge in 47 minutes 80W SuperVOOC Flash charger in box |
| Dimensions: | 163.7mm×73.9mm×8.5mm |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Colours: | Ceramic White, Glaze Black (reviewed) |
In short, the balance of the device still makes it a productive and fun daily driver. The attention to from-the-pocket photography and video capture still shows. 80W charging has altered our habits and relieved low-battery anxiety as it promised to do.
Over a longer term, the chipset has kept up with the demands of a premium experience and a mobile gaming powerhouse.
OPPO Find X5 Pro shines a little brighter as our time with it continues.
‘Glaze Black’ review model provided by OPPO
